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Nick Grimshaw has revealed his parents will only watch him on the X Factor if it does not clash with Match Of The Day.

The new judge of the TV talent show said: “Mum doesn’t watch me on the telly. She will call me sometimes in the mornings even and I will say ‘I am on Radio 1’. And she will go ‘call me after, what time do you finish?’.

“It sounds a horrible thing to say but they are not that bothered. They are not neglectful, they are just not bothered.

“My mum will probably watch X Factor, but my dad will only if it doesn’t clash with Match of the Day. He starts panicking what time that is on at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon. I’m like 'you’ve got seven hours, relax'.

Grimmy spoke out as he prepared for another new TV series on MTV called Soundchain where he interviews musicians about their careers and songs that shaped their lives.

Grimshaw shared anecdotes from the various interviews, including 50 Cent arriving late for their New York interview because he had stopped to buy a 300,000 US dollars (£192,200) Rolls Royce convertible.

“He's so lovely and really funny, really great, all you could wish for. We got on like a house on fire and then he took us out for a drive in his car,” Grimshaw said.

Referring to Florence Welch from Florence and The Machine, he added: “Florence was discovered in a toilet by her manager, she found her singing there. It sounds made up, like the Mariah Carey glitter film but that is what happened.

On the radio: Grimmy says his mum often rings him when he's on air (Photo: BBC)

“She blew us all away. Her voice is better than ever. I feel she has learned how to control her voice because she was a bit shouty for a bit. She was on great form.”

He said he felt the MTV series he was filming was helping him prepare for being an X Factor judge, saying: “I think it has been really good to hear from the likes of Rudimental what it takes to be that committed. You get out what you put in.

“If you not that bothered you definitely shouldn’t do it, so frame of mind is important and what you need to drive you to success.

“What I have learnt is if you believe in yourself and don’t try to be someone else that is important.”

The first episode of Relentless Ultra Presents Soundchain with Florence and The Machine airs tonight at 11pm on MTV Music. The remaining episodes then premiere across the MTV network on a biweekly basis.